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Barbarians clash a good advert for rugby says Hansen

James Mortimer 03 Dec 2013 Getty Images

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen swapped his New Zealand coaching tracksuit for a Barbarians uniform over the weekend, but as is the hallmark of his teams, the Baa-Baas played a high octane positive brand of rugby, that proved too strong for Fiji, going down 43-19 to the famous invitational side.

Fiji were without some big names, as the match fell outside of the release window for international rugby, and seven of the biggest names were missing in a match to celebrate 100 years of Fijian rugby.